Tomas Berreta

Tomas Berreta Gandolfo (22 November 1875-2 August 1947) was President of Uruguay from 1 March to 2 August 1947, succeeding Juan Jose de Amezaga and preceding Luis Batlle Berres. He was a member of the Colorado Party of Uruguay.

Biography
Tomas Berreta Gandolfo was born in Montevideo, Uruguay on 22 November 1875, and he became a member of the Colorado Party of Uruguay in 1896 and served as Intendant of Canelones in the early 1900s before becoming President of the Senate in 1943. In 1947, he was elected President, but he died of prostate cancer just five months into his presidency.